Self-service in the Lords? Shurely shome mishtake

Tuesday 4 June 2013 13:50 BST

Forget the same-sex marriage debate in the Lords. Something even more outrageous has occurred to cause apoplexy in the Upper House.

Peers were horrified to return from their Whitsun holiday to find Perspex notices on their dining room tables announcing that in future the long table will be offering “an evening buffet service”. For buffet read self-service. “Can you believe it? We will have to collect the food ourselves,” says one disgruntled peer.